National Weather Service Alerts for Chester County, PA
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Vehicle Crash with Confinement Downtown
WatchDesk, April 16
At 1:12 PM, our department was alerted for a vehicle crash on Bridge Street (Route 113) at Taylor Alley. The caller reported two vehicles were involved and that one person was bleeding from their arm.
Chief, Engine, Rescue and MICU 65 responded to the incident. Chief 65 arrived to find a two-vehicle crash with one driver confined in their vehicle. Firefighters used rescue tools to force open the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Electrical Fire in Caribou Village
WatchDesk, April 06
At 4:48 PM, our department and first-alarm mutual aid companies were alerted for a possible house fire on S. Phoenix Drive in Caribou Village. A neighbor reported that a light fixture on the exterior of the garage was on fire and spreading to mulch in the landscaping below.
Engine, Ladder, Utility 65-1 and MICU 65-1 responded to the incident. Crews arrived on location to find a neighbor had used ... (Full Story & Photos)
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3-Alarm Rowhome Fire in Royersford
WatchDesk, March 20
At 6:01 PM, our department was alerted for Ladder 65 to assist Royersford Fire Department with the 2nd alarm assignment on a rowhome fire. The fire was located on the 200 block of Second Avenue in Royersford Borough.
Ladder 65 responded with Deputy 65 plus a crew of five interior firefighters. Upon arrival, our crew deployed an additional handline from UPT Fire & Emergency Services Engine 68 and ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Photo Credit: Royersford Fire Department
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Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebration
Historian David B. Meadows, March 03
Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1 is celebrating a milestone birthday today, March 3rd 2024. Organized in 1874, we turn 150 years old. We are the oldest service providing nonprofit organization in Phoenixville and have been in continuous service since our first day. Over these 150 years, we have functioned as both an organization of only volunteers and also as a ‘combination’ fire company with ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Evening Vehicle Fire on the North Side
WatchDesk, February 01
At 8:20 PM, our department was alerted for a vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Black Rock Boat Ramp on Route 113/Black Rock Road. The caller was having mechanical issues and reported flames coming from the wheel well and engine compartment.
Engine and Rescue 65 responded to the incident. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire. Fire crews remained on location until the vehicle was towed ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Photo credit: www.pa-firepolice.com
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Air Medical Transport from Pat Nattle Field
WatchDesk, January 29
At 11:14 AM today. our department and TowerDirect EMS were alerted to setup an air medical landing zone at Pat Nattle Field on Franklin Avenue. A patient from Phoenixville Hospital - Tower Health was being transferred to another medical facility. Pat Nattle field was used because the helipad at the hospital was unavailable.
Engine 65 secured the landing zone for PENNSTAR 1. MICU 65 transported the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Fire Reported This Morning Downtown at Stable 12
WatchDesk, January 24
At 10:36 AM, our department and first-alarm mutual aid companies were alerted for a building fire at Stable 12 Brewing Company on Bridge Street. The caller reported gray smoke in the building but did not see any flames.
Chief, Engine, Ladder, and MICU 65-1 responded to the incident. Chief 65 arrived to find nothing evident from the exterior of the building. Firefighters investigated the cause of ... (Full Story & Photos)
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House Fire Reported in Charlestown Hunt
WatchDesk, January 18
At 12:43 PM, our department was alerted for Ladder 65 to assist Kimberton Fire Company with a house fire on Lewisville Court in the Charlestown Hunt development. The caller reported seeing smoke on the second floor with smoke alarms sounding and an electrical odor.
Chief 65 arrived to find no smoke or fire showing from the front of the townhouse. Firefighters encountered a smoke condition in the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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